We’ll get a glimpse of how today’s R&D formulators and product innovators sift through the noise and select ingredients with the most substantial research​ in skincare, and their thoughts on how to communicate it effectively to consumers.

We’ll also explore how marketers are segmenting the broad term ‘beauty’ to go beyond just ‘hair, skin, and nails.’

Taryn Forrelli, VP of Product at OLLY,​ a health and nutrition expert with over 16 years of experience in the natural products industry and a track record of developing uniquely effective dietary supplements and functional foods.

In her three years at OLLY, she has lead the development of three gummy products specifically targeting Beauty from Within, incorporating actives like hyaluronic acid and keratin that were new to the gummy format.

A naturopathic physician by training, she received her doctorate degree from Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine and BS in Biology from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Taryn is as passionate about product innovation as she is about educating people on the transformative benefits of optimized nutrition and supports the OLLY marketing team in developing content for social and print media that explains the science behind the latest health and beauty trends.

Sarah Greenfield​, director of education at HUM Nutrition​, a registered dietitian and functional medicine practitioner. At HUM, she oversees the team of nutritionists to ensure HUM customers are supported on their journey to better health.

Sarah helps develop new products, represents HUM at wellness events, creates educational videos and programs to support the HUM lifestyle and brand.She is passionate about gut health and uncovering the root cause of imbalances. She just completed her first TEDx talk focused on digestive health and poop!

Dawna Salter Venzon, Ph.D., RDN, Principal Research Scientist in Nutrition Research and Clinical Investigation at Nutrilite/Amway​.Most recently, Dr. Venzon, a registered dietitian nutritionist, has played an integral role in the development and launch of a “Beauty from Within” supplement brand (Truvivity by Nutrilite) composed of two dietary systems, one focusing on improving skin moisture and a second designed to help slow the accumulation of Advanced Glycated End Products (AGEs) in the skin over time.Dr. Venzon received her bachelor’s degree in Nutrition and Food Science and her doctorate in Neuroscience. She is the author of peer-reviewed publications, book chapters and books, and is named as an inventor on 7 global patents. She regularly serves globally as an expert speaker to consumers, scientists, key opinion leaders, and regulatory authorities.Dr. Venzon is a member of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, the Society of Sports and Cardiovascular Nutritionists, Dietitians in Functional and Integrative Nutrition, The Society for the Study of Ingestive Behavior, and the Society for Neuroscience.

David Tyrrell, Global Skincare Analyst at Mintel, ​whose experience in skincare has spanned over 15 years. During his tenure at Kimberly-Clark he held positions in Corporate Research, New Product Development and Technology Scouting & Alliance Management.

He has been active in identifying a variety of consumer and medical device technologies and products for in-licensing and led international research efforts in the biological characterization of naturally sourced skincare ingredients. David has a BS in Chemistry and a PhD in Biochemistry.

Simon Pitman, senior editor at CosmeticsDesign.com​, a sister site of NutraIngredients-USA. He has worked as a B2B journalist for over 15 years and has been editor of the CosmeticDesign websites for the past six years.

During that time CosmeticsDesign-Europe.com and CosmeticsDesign.com USA have been developed into the leading online resource for the latest news in the cosmetics ingredients category.

Simon has reported on all the key skin care ingredient trends, documenting areas such as anti-aging, natural and organic, actives and whitening.